Travelers are canceling trips with COVID numbers rising again: "It was really kind of heartbreaking"

[MisterNiceKitty]

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/covid-19-delta-variant-spread-travelers-cancel-trips/

"After a rebound in travel this summer, people are once again canceling plans for trips because of the surging number of COVID cases. In a recent survey, 27% of respondents said they postponed a trip and more than 54% said the Delta variant has made them less interested in traveling right now.

It's an emotional balancing act so many people are struggling with at the moment. On one hand, we're desperate to reconnect with friends we haven't seen in person in ages for a big event. On the other hand, the pandemic is raging once again."

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"The highly transmissible strain of COVID is accounting for most new cases, which soared nationwide over the past two months.

"It wasn't just the rates in Atlanta. The rates are getting worse here in Colorado," Hoff said. "And who knows how many people you're going to pass in the airport."

Economist Adit Damodaran with the travel app Hopper says summer flight demand has flattened from pandemic highs, which is leading to lower prices.

"Airfare is on the downtrend," Damodaran said.

But his service is finding - since July - one aspect of travel is up. There's been a 33% increase in people buying cancelable tickets.

"People want to have that option to cancel if for any reason, you know, something happens, the situation develops in a way where they can't take that trip," Damodaran said.

Other potential passenger pitfalls are increased airline cancelations. In June and July, domestic air cancelations were above their 1% average, which translates to 10,000 cancelations in July alone."

[keithsw]

1. I live in Florida

Five minutes from the beach. And I can tell you without a doubt this isn't the case here. People all over, very few with a mask, and we are ground zero for the Delta variety. And it will only get worse in the winter. The Snowbirds will be here in hordes

[liberalmuse]

2. My boss cancelled her family's trip to Disney World.

They had it planned for a couple years. They are going to Hawaii instead where they have a sane Covid policy.

[CanonRay]

3. We were going to France in October

Canceling today. Things are too fd up.